Lesotho vs Tokelau: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Lesotho
29.7%
in 2025
Tokelau
30.2%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
20th
Tokelau rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Lesotho
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 30.2% against 29.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 20th and Tokelau ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 1.2% | 10.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 2.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female, Lesotho or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 30.2% against 29.7% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Lesotho and Tokelau?
- 0.5%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tokelau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Tokelau rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Lesotho ranks 20th and Tokelau ranks 19th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release